International AIDS Alliance petition to be sent to countries which criminalise LGBT people

The International AIDS Alliance charity has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the number of holiday destinations that criminalise people on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The campaign – ‘Paradise or Persecution‘ – asks people to sign a petition. The charity will present the petition to Commonwealth leaders when they meet in Malta…

Same-sex Couples to be allowed to adopt in Guernsey

SAME-SEX couples will soon have the same legal rights to adopt as married ones, after proposals from the Policy Council were almost unanimously supported. Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, who was himself adopted, stressed the importance of giving children the best opportunity to be placed with a loving family. Read the full report in the Guernsey…